4.3% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Marangaroo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Marangaroo
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Marangaroo compared to the national figure, with only 4.7% doing so. Most residents rely heavily on cars for travel, though the area provides a high number of public transport stops relative to the population.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, as only 4.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure and well below the national average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Marangaroo, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The vast majority of workers drive, with 70.5% as the driver. Working from home is far below the national figure of 21%, and public transport use to get to work fell slightly since 2011 to 2.7%.
4.7% ▲ +98.3%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Buses are the only form of public transport available here, with 12 different routes. While the area has a much higher number of weekly departures than most similar areas, it takes longer than average to get to the city by transit.
53
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.06
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,839.9
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
19,380
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
65,084
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
65
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The drive time to the city is 17 minutes, which is lower than most areas. A typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
17
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Marangaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031104/marangaroo/topic/transport